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The Scales of the Denominations
unknownsecond half of the sixteenth century
Renaissance and Reformation. German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach
Representatives of various denominations stand behind a scale and praise their goods being weighed. The scale with a simple Bible sinks toward the side with Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli (Jean Calvin was presumably cut off). On the Catholic side, by contrast, the pan is filled with liturgical implements and books. It rises in spite of the effort of an Old Believer to hang on a chain to weigh it down.
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- Title: The Scales of the Denominations
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: second half of the sixteenth century
- Physical Dimensions: 15.1 × 26.1 cm
- Technique and Material: Pen and black ink, gray wash with brush on a background prepared with red chalk
- Provenance: Von Beckerath Collection, acquired in 1902
- Museum: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
- Inv.-No.: KdZ 24793(4)
- ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-018511
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kupferstichkabinett/home.html
- Copyright: Photo © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett/ Dietmar Katz; Text © Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach, A Cooperation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München, Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov 20, 2016 – March 26, 2017, Munich: Prestel, 2016; cat. no. 47 / Michael Roth
- Catalogue: https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Renaissance-and-Reformation/Stephanie-Buck/Prestel-com/e504919.rhd
- Artist Dates: unknown
- Artist Biography: unknown
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